Page 88 of Finding Lexie
“These bacon things are so good,” Ashlyn praised with her mouth full, having just eaten another.
“I’m gonna need the recipe for this cheesy dip,” Elodie replied, as she licked some off her lips.
“And this deviled egg is delicious! And I’m kind of a deviled egg connoisseur, so I would know,” Ashlyn told Lexie with a wink.
After they’d stuffed themselves to the point of pain, and made quite a dent in the food, Lexie hopped off her barstool and grabbed the plate that she’d put in the corner, out of the way. She took off the aluminum foil and said, “Ta-da! Dessert!”
“Tell me those are your pumpkin spice cookies with the cinnamon cream cheese frosting,” Elodie said.
“Yup,” Lexie told her.
“Wait until you try these,” Elodie told Ashlyn. “You’ll be ruined for all other cookies for the rest of your life.”
“I couldn’t eat another bite,” Ashlyn said on a moan.
“How about a wafer-thin mint?” Lexie asked, quoting one of the funniest movies of all time.
“I’m absolutely stuffed,” Ashlyn answered without hesitation. “Bugger off!”
Lexie grabbed a paper towel and draped it over her arm as if it were a cloth napkin. Then she grabbed another and put a cookie on it before holding it out to Ashlyn like a waiter at a fancy restaurant. “Oh, but, madam, just one.”
“Fine. Just one,” Ashlyn said, grinning.
“Just one,” Lexie echoed as she bowed a little.
“What in the world are you guys going on about?” Elodie asked.
Lexie and Ashlyn merely grinned. When Ashlyn took the cookie from her hand, Lexie ran across the room to the window and hid behind the curtains, peeking out as if waiting for something exciting to happen.
“Seriously, what the hell, you guys?” Elodie asked.
Both Lexie and Ashlyn burst into laughter.
Lexie couldn’t remember laughing this much in a very long time, if ever. She came out from behind the curtains, explaining as she walked back toward the small kitchen. “It’s from Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life movie. Haven’t you ever seen it?”
“No,” Elodie said, shaking her head.
“Oh, man, you’re missing out!” Ashlyn said as she took a small bite of the cookie, then moaned. “Holy shit, this is orgasmic!”
“Well, I’m not sure I’d go that far,” Elodie said, smirking.
“Yeah, it’s good, but orgasmic?” Lexie added. “I’d have to disagree with you on that one.”
“That’s because you’ve got a hot-as-hell boyfriend,” Ashlyn said.
“True,” Lexie said with a small smile. “And Elodie’s husband isn’t too shabby either.”
Elodie playfully smacked Lexie’s arm. “He’s more than not too shabby,” she said, defending her husband.
Ashlyn sighed. “I have to say, I miss sex.”
Lexie almost choked on the sip of drink she’d just taken. She’d consumed more alcohol than she had in ages. The buzz she had was just enough to lower her inhibitions and give her the courage to be more forthcoming than she might’ve been otherwise. Ashlyn’s cheeks were flushed, and she figured her new friend was probably also feeling the effects of the alcohol.
Elodie grabbed the bottle of wine and poured herself another glass, and Lexie noted that she’d drank three-fourths of the bottle already. Yeah, it was safe to say they were all a bit tipsy. But since they were safe and sound inside her apartment, Lexie wasn’t concerned in the least. The women would definitely be taking taxis home.
“You’re single and beautiful,” Elodie said, as she leaned her elbows on the counter. “That brown curly hair of yours, those hazel eyes, pretty smile…why aren’t you out there finding some hot Hawaiian men to get it on with?”
Ashlyn shook her head. “I came to Hawaii with a guy,” she admitted. “Things didn’t work out.”
